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Nachforschung — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • inquiry noun A question or request for information.

Senses

Nachforschung is used for these senses in English:

  • inquiry A search for truth, information, or knowledge; examination of facts or principles; research; investigation; inquest.
  • percontation (formal, rare, or, obsolete) A question which cannot properly be given a one-word answer like “yes” or “no”. [from early 17th c.]

inquiry — full definition

  1. noun A question or request for information.
  2. noun A formal investigation into a matter of public or legal concern.

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